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' cure a uniform motion thereof and permit to the accompanying drawing.

through the operating levers.

UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

BRYANT INGLISH, OF TERRE HAU'IE, INDIANA.

SWING.

Application filed November 5, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BRYANT INeLIsH, citizen of the United States, residing at Terre Haute, county of Vigo, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Swings, of which the following is a speclfication, reference being had therein This invention relates to a swing, and particularly to a structure embodying oppositely disposed seats with operating levers adjacent thereto for actuating theswing.

The invention has for an object to provide an improved construction and arrangement of the ivotal support for the swing seats suspenc ed from a walking beam so as to sethe application of power at such a point as to render the swing of the seats easily effected by the occupants thereof.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved construction of levers extending from the operating levers to the walking beam for transmitting motion to the opposite ends thereof when either seat lever is actuated.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective of the swing, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section Like numerals refer to like parts in the several views of the drawing.

The numeral 1 indicates a standard or support of any desired character having the cross bar 2 at its upper portion by which the walking beam or lever 3 is pivotally supported in any desired manner, for instance by means of the pivoting standards 4 mounted upon the cross piece. The cross piece is also provided with depending pivoting members 5 to which the hangers 6 carrying the seats 7 arepivotally connected in any desired manner. These seats may be of any preferred character and are secured together to move in unison. The walking beam 3 is provided with the depending truss 7 having the cross pin 8 which extends through a slotted block 9 carried between the cross bars 10 of the seat hangers, and the motion of the beam is thus transmitted to the seats at a point below the pivot of the beam. Power may be applied to this beam in any preferred man- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1908.

Serial No. 400,833.

ner, but preferably by the construction of levers here shown in which the operating levers 11 are ivotally mounted at 13 between the paralle bars 12 adjacent to the seats. These bars also sup ort the T-levers 14, the vertical arms 15 of w ich are connectedwith the operating levers 11 at opposite sides of the pivots thereof by means of the links 16, while the extended end of the lever 14 is provided with a slot 17 adapted to receive the connecting members 18 from the vertical rod 19 extending to the walking beam. The upper end of this rod is slotted, as at 20 to embrace the pivotal connection 21 with the walking beam and permit a free upward movement of the rod at one end when the other end of the beam is actuated. The operating levers 11 adjacent to the op osite seats are connected together by a roc 22 pivotally secured to these levers.

\Vith the parts in the position shown in the drawing, when the operating lever at the left is drawn toward the occupant of the seat the connecting rod 19 with the walking beam is drawn downward at that end, while the opposite rod through the connections shown is forced upward thus applying power for actuating or oscillating the seats, and this movement is transmitted to the seat hangers by means of the truss frameconnected therewith so as to maintain an even motion of the seats with the minimum power. This construction and arrangement of the actuating levers permits the application of power from either side, and the movement of the lever in either direction is transmitted to the walking beam and side hangers for that purpose. It will therefore be seen that the invention presents a simple, efficient and economical construction and arrangement of parts for the purposes set forth.

Having now described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a swing, a frame, a hanger pivoted thereon and provided with a seat, a walking beam mounted upon said frame and having a connection extending to said hanger, de-

ending rods from the opposite ends of said Beam, and a lever upon said seat operatively connected to each of said rods.

2. In a swing, a frame, a pivoted hanger therefrom provided with a seat, a walking beam mounted upon said frame, a depending connection from the ends of said beam to said hanger, an operating lever disposed adjacent to said seat, an angle lever connected to said operating lever, and a rod connection from said angle lever to the end of said walking beam.

3. In a swing, a frame, a pivoted hanger therefrom'provided with a seat, a walking beam mounted upon said frame, a depending connection from the ends of said beam to said hanger, an operating lever disposed adjacent to said seat, an angle lever connected to said operating lever, and. a connecting rod having a slotted connection with said angle lever and an end of said walking beam.

4. In a swing, a frame, a depending hanger therefrom provided with oppositely disposed seats, operating levers pivotally mounted adjacent to said seats, a link connecting said levers at one side of their pivots, a walking beam disposed at the upper portion of said frame and connected to said hanger, and a connection from each of said levers to the end of said beam.

5. In a swing, a frame, a depending hanger therefrom provided with oppositely disposed seats, operating levers pivotally mounted adjacent to said seats, a link connecting said levers at one side of their pivots, a walking beam disposed at the upper portion of said frame and connected to said hanger, T- shaped levers mounted adjacent to said operating levers and connected therewith at opposite sides of the operating lever pivot, and a connection extending from the horizontal arm of said T-shaped levels to the ends of said walking beam.

6. In a swing, a frame, a depending hanger therefrom provided with oppositely disposed seats, operating levers pivotally mounted adjacent to said seats, a link connecting said levers at one side of their pivots, a walking beam-disposed at the upper portion of said frame and connected to said hanger,T-shaped levers mounted adjacent to said operating levers and connected therewith at opposite sides of the operating lever pivot, and vertically disposed rods having a slotted connection with said walking beam and with the outer end of said T-shaped levers.

7. In a swing, a frame, a walking beam pivotally mounted thereon, depending hangers provided with a seat, a slotted bearing supported by cross bars between said hangers, a truss depending from the ends of said walking beam and provided with a cross pin extending through the slot in said bearings, and means adjacent to said seat for operating said walking beam.

8. In a swing, a frame, a walking beam pivotally mounted thereon, depending hangers provided with a seat, a slotted bearing supported by cross bars between said hangers, a truss depending from the ends of said walking beam and provided with a cross pin extending through the slot in said bearings, angle levers pivotally supported upon said seat operating levers connected to the angle levers at opposite sides of the pivots thereof, rods depending from the free ends of the walking beam, and a connection between said rods and said angle levers.

9. In a swing, a frame, a depending hanger provided with a seat, a rock lever pivotally mounted at the upper portion of said frame, depending rods from the opposite ends of said rock lever, operating levers disposed adjacent to said seat, and a connection from said operating levers to exert downward pressure alternately upon the ends of said opposite rods.

10. In a swing, a frame, a depending hanger provided with a seat, a rock lever pivotally mounted at the upper portion of said frame, depending rods from the opposite ends of said rock lever, operating levers disposed adjacent to said seat, and angle levers having a loose connection with the lower end of said rod and connected to the operating lever.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BRYANT INGLISH. WVitnesses:

LUCY SwoPE, A. G. BELDEN. 

